A high-end Nikon compact is still a possibility

There could be life after the DL fiasco

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Back in February 2017 Nikon cancelled its planned trio of premium compact DL cameras. Having announced the range at the Consumer Electronics Show the year before, Nikon decided to pull the plug before the cameras hit dealers' shelves, due to continued production delays and profitability concerns.

The news disappointed many, as Nikon had taken a slightly different approach to the 1-inch sensor premium compacts offered by rivals. Rather than offering a single model with a wide zoom range, Nikon designed two models with slightly more specialized ranges.

There was the standard-zoom DL24-85mm, while the DL18-50mm, with its unique ultra-wide focal length, was bound to have appealed to landscape and street photographers. The third camera was a bridge-style DL24-500mm model.

Now there could be some good news, however. NikonRumors is reporting that there's talk Nikon could be thinking of having another crack at producing a high-end premium compact camera.

It would be fantastic if we saw a second-generation DL range of cameras make it into the hands of photographers at some point, as we feel the original lineup offered something that little bit different from the competition.